Course Management and Administration

NOTE:   1) This article is primarily for Section Builders only ( Division Operating Manager s or Division Operating Specialist s). 2) For Instructors , please refer to Add a User to a Course . 1. Go to iStar Campus Solutions and...

This process is to add employees (including adjuncts) to your courses in D2L (not students). You may wish to add others to your course so they can observe, participate in instruction, or copy course content. (To add a student to your course, see...

Release Conditions lock items so that they are hidden until specific criteria are fulfilled. When you attach a release condition to an item such as a quiz, content topic, or discussion, students cannot see that item until they meet the associated co...

Course images are used for the My Courses Widget, the course image banner, and the D2L Pulse app.  When you customize your course image, it adds more personality to your course and makes it easier for your students to find in their course list.  D2L...

Accessing the D2L Calendar Click on the drop-down arrow to the right of Calendar . Click [Go to Calendar] from the Calendar widget drop-down menu. Changing Calendar Color Click the drop-down arrow next to [All Calendars] and click t...

It is important to add employees to your courses in the correct role. Use the chart below to determine the best role for the person you wish to add to your course.  Roles Chart PNG to print or share. NOTE : Please refer to Add a User ...

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The Manage Dates tool can be used to edit dates for all of the following: Announcements  Assignments Calendar Checklist Content Discussions Grades Quizzes Survey Intelligent Agents NOTE:  Intelligent agents tha...

In the Notifications Tool , you have the option to exclude certain courses from sending notifications. NOTE:  For information on setting up Notifications , see the article Set Up Email and Text Notifications in D2L . Access the Noti...

To turn in attendance that you have tracked in D2L: Go to [Course Activities] > [Attendance] . Click on the name of your register. Click on the [Export All Data]   button. Click on the CSV filename that appears in the popup wi...

You can export your D2L  Calendar to another application, such as Google Calendar  or  Microsoft Outlook . To do this, copy a link from your  Calendar that you can add to your calendar application. This can be useful for viewing your calendar o...

How to Share Course Material through a Community Group Show Video Walkthrough The owner/sharer/coordinator of the course materials creates a community group, following the directions in Create a Community Group . This person is the Grou...

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Create a general (content) event From your homepage in D2L, select the dropdown arrow next to Calendar  and select  [Go to Calendar] .   Using the calendar menu, select the course for which you want to create the event. Click the [Creat...

The  Merge Course Rosters  form allows you to combine multiple section rosters into one D2L course. What is the purpose of merging course rosters? If an instructor is teaching the same course material across multipl...

The Manage Files tool is a file management system for your course. You can use this tool to organize and upload files associated with your course offering. We recommend that you organize your files into folders, creating a folder for each modu...

In the event that you may have to move to a another course (Destination Course) after the students have already submitted data in a course (Origin Course), you will have to first preserve all the student submission data. This article will go ove...

The Manage Dates tool allows you to do the following all from one central location: View, edit, and offset start and end dates Set the Calendar status Open course objects in a new window  Moving start dates and end dates forward...

Release Conditions lock items and make them invisible until specific criteria are fulfilled.  NOTE: Managing release conditions is an advanced skill. Make sure you practice in a sandbox course and understand their use before applying them to ...

Condition Type Description Awards - Award Earned The user must have earned a specific award in order to fulfill the release condition Checklist - Completed checklist  The user must complete all items on the selected c...

Set up conditions before students access the course: Create all of your course materials and set up your release conditions before the course opens to students. This gives you a chance to check for mistakes in the conditions or for circular, cont...

Create attendance registers to track attendance for your course-based activities, such as a mandatory weekly chat session or optional discussion seminar. Show Video Walkthrough Click Course Activities on the navbar and choose Attendanc...

Classlist is the place to view your complete course roster in D2L. You can email students and set quiz accommodations.   Click on the [Collaboration]  menu, then click [Classlist] . Add or Remove Students If the Classlist does not match...

To move quickly from one class to another, choose a course from the course selector. If you have taught more than one semester, you will notice many sections for each course. To determine which course is the correct one for the current semester, loo...

You can temporarily switch your role by using the personal menu under your name on any homepage in D2L. Switching your role provides a generic view of the course using the role you select. Switching your role Click on your name in the Minibar ...